A Comprehensive Study of American Writer Elizabeth Stuart Phelps, 1844-1911: Art for Truth's SakeEdwin Mellen Press, 2003 - 291 pages This work examines the novels, essays, and short stories of Elizabeth Stuart Phelps within their cultural/historical context. It examines the social climate and reform movements during Phelps' writing career, and shows how she was a woman ahead of her time in the 19th century. |
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Page 72
... narrator describes it as an alley , " long and narrow , sloped over a slimy hill to the water . ' 1,26 The street is filthy , but it is not just the inhabitants who make the street unappealing , for the fetid wind blows in from the ...
... narrator describes it as an alley , " long and narrow , sloped over a slimy hill to the water . ' 1,26 The street is filthy , but it is not just the inhabitants who make the street unappealing , for the fetid wind blows in from the ...
Page 73
... narrator continues to describe the filthy environ- ment of the “ full and foul " room where " [ b ] abies were numerous and noisy [ and ] several women were drunk ” ( 5 ) . Although the as - yet - unnamed narrator notes the lack of ...
... narrator continues to describe the filthy environ- ment of the “ full and foul " room where " [ b ] abies were numerous and noisy [ and ] several women were drunk ” ( 5 ) . Although the as - yet - unnamed narrator notes the lack of ...
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... narrator states that " [ t ] his was so common an incident in that part of the town that the residents had paid little attention to it , " but Bayard is disturbed by the vio- lence and stops to ask for a policeman ( 56 ) . After being ...
... narrator states that " [ t ] his was so common an incident in that part of the town that the residents had paid little attention to it , " but Bayard is disturbed by the vio- lence and stops to ask for a policeman ( 56 ) . After being ...
Contents
The Literary Life of Elizabeth Stuart Phelps | 1 |
Phelps | 27 |
The Fingers of the World | 61 |
Copyright | |
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Contesting the Past, Reconstructing the Nation: American Literature and ... Ben Railton No preview available - 2007 |